Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t3.18

v1.c7.s10.t3.18

The Sun is deified by Vedic poets and became Surya, the Sun God. Surya is supposed to be a deity to observe all persons and creatures and to expel darkness and to bring the light. He is praised in many Vedic hymns. For instance, a hymn in the Rigveda (7.63.4) says: “Golden, far-seeing, from the heaven he rises, far is his goal, he has on resplendent. Men, verily, inspirited by Surya speed to their aims and do their work.”